Duncanville has gone 3-0 against Mesquite recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes will be playing at home against the Mesquite Skeeters at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Duncanville has 14 straight wins, Mesquite has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Duncanville was fully in charge, breezing past Horn 52-7. The result was nothing new for the Panthers and Pantherettes, who have now won six matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Duncanville had a senior duo take command as Keelon Russell threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 18.5 yards per attempt and Ayson Theus picked up 217 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 217 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Theus. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakorien Moore, who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Duncanville's defense made their presence known, laying out C.J. Daughtry. three times. Leading the way was Dylan Williams with two sacks. Another thorn in Horn's side was Nehemiah Borner, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Mesquite's offense. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of Lancaster. While losing is never fun, the Skeeters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Tigers are ranked 32nd).
Duncanville's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Mesquite, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Duncanville has been unstoppable in the air this season, having averaged 378.1 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Mesquite, though, as they've been averaging only 157.7. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Duncanville against Mesquite in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as the squad secured a 52-2 win. In that contest, Duncanville amassed a halftime lead of 33-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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